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Boston Scientific buys TriVascular
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device manufacturer Boston Scientific has acquired TriVascular, a Santa Rosa, CA-based developer of treatment devices for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
April 17, 2005
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Radiology Insider
By Tracie L. Thompson
April 17, 2005
European screening trial sees lower lung cancer rates
By Eric Barnes
European radiologists, like their U.S. counterparts, have embarked on new efforts to answer the very long-term question of whether CT lung cancer screening and intervention in smokers can reduce mortality. Researchers from the Netherlands recently presented preliminary results from the Nelson trial, which is screening current and former smokers with MDCT and also includes an unscreened control group.
April 17, 2005
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Additional 510(k) for Medx computer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera refurbishing firm Medx has received an additional Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its NuQuest computer.
April 14, 2005
Ultrasound-guided biopsy identifies outer prostate benign hyperplasia
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Benign prostatic hyperplasia originating in the outer gland may mimic prostate cancer, according to researchers in China. Both pathologies appear on endorectal ultrasound as hypoechoic, so transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy should be used to provide histological differentiation, according to the research team.
April 14, 2005
Virtual colonoscopy: Ready already for those who know how
By Eric Barnes
Is virtual colonoscopy ready for routine clinical use? It depends on who's doing it and how, according to Dr. Andrik Aschoff. At the recent 2005 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, he discussed the state of virtual colonoscopy today, and explored the often quirky relationship between radiologists, protocols, and results.
April 14, 2005
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MR neurography proves itself in sciatica and beyond
By Shalmali Pal
Nearly 80% of people who suffer from severe sciatica are never properly diagnosed. The problem is that there is no gold standard for finding the underlying causes of sciatic pain. In fact, most patients have to undergo surgery before a definitive diagnosis can be made. MR neurography could change all that, according to a group of California-based spinal specialists.
April 14, 2005
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Varian, Imaging Sciences ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems said that, under a two-year agreement, it will be supplying Imaging Sciences International with its PaxScan flat-panel digital image detectors for inclusion in Imaging Sciences' i-CAT conebeam 3D dental imaging product.
April 13, 2005
Boston Scientific gets FDA approval for Liberté stent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device manufacturer Boston Scientific said that it has received Food and Drug Administration approval for its Liberté bare-metal coronary stent system.
April 13, 2005
Iodixanol more cost-effective than iohexol in renal angiography
By N. Shivapriya
An iso-osmolar contrast agent, iodixanol, is pricier than a low-osmolar agent, iohexol, but it may actually be more cost-effective for angiographic exams in diabetics with renal impairment, according to new research by the authors of the Nephrotoxic Effects in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Angiography (NEPHRIC) study.
April 13, 2005
Praise for 3D echo-guided beating-heart surgery in atrial defect closure
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Having shown the feasibility of real-time, 3D echocardiography-guided cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass, Boston-based surgeons tested the technique in atrial septum defect (ASD) closure. Dr. Yoshihiro Suematsu shared their results Wednesday at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) meeting.
April 12, 2005
Medtronic begins Endeavor IV trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Medtronic said that enrollment has begun in its Endeavor IV clinical trial, the final phase of its Endeavor clinical program to be used in support of a Food and Drug Administration premarket approval (PMA) application.
April 12, 2005
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